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On a track these results may bare out but we don't drive on tracks, we drive on roads with broken and potholed pavement , changing surfaces alike . At the general speeds that we experience whist driving on these imperfect surfaces the diffence between these 10 tires is so minute as to pretty much render these tests mute.
The price differences between tyres are however staggering where the so called premium brands are often upto 50% more expensive than those deemed of a lesser brand.
One tyre in this test (Hankook evo1) has me absolutely perplexed in that in tests subjectivly carried out with this tyre (and documented on this site) it is all over the place from near last to almost first. God help us mere mortals in laying down our hard earned cash based on the results of these so called expert tests. I'll take every day drivers experiences every time.
I bought my car solely for driving it on the track so this article was perfect. Work from home and dump your commute - thrash your car on weekends - makes perfect sense.
Actually, you don't want any of these tires on the track.
Why on earth are they not testing the Vredestein that drivers say is best - the Sessanta?
That's a good question. We would assume Vredestein selected which tyre to provide for the test, so they possibly thought the Cento has a better chance of scoring well.
Seems unlikely, as Vredesteins own website place the Sessanta above the Cento. As Zeke says, this test tells us very little = disappointing. Bring on the 2012 German magazine tests (thumbs-up)
How is the rank decided? Why is Goodyear ranked 3rd despite having max total score??
The rank was EVOs final rank. We only calculated some of their scores (wet lap, dry lap, subjectivity and rolling resistance) and didn't have their final score weighting - only the full article has that!
I think that rolling resistance,doesn't come along with "Sport tyre".Even more when it comes to 235/40/18.........EVO'S not finest hour on tyre tests....
These aren't track day tyres, they're tyres people fit to their every day cars to commute with, do the shopping with and occasionally enjoy a nice B road with - fuel consumption is very relevant!
With 235/40/18....you can't go shopping.Anyway....
I go shopping in my Maserati....
and I'm doing city driving with my Skoda Superb too….
Rule of thumb: if you want a performance tire stay away from "green" and low rolling resistance tires.